Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.31% for Q2 2026, up 0.32 percentage points from -0.62% a year earlier but down 2.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Canadian Solar's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.51%, up 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -8.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Canadian Solar's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.41% in FY2024 (-10.26 pp), 9.85% in FY2023 (-2.20 pp), 12.05% in FY2022 (+5.54 pp) and 6.51% in FY2021 (-2.62 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -1.65% in Q1 2025 to a high of 13.44% in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 8.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 10.47 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 1.84% (Q1 2026), 0.46% (Q4 2025) and -0.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 212.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 13.43% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 56.73 Bn | 46.66 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 12.05% |
| 3 | First Solar | 18.42 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 16.24% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 14.32 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 23.66% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.27 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 12.27% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 11.25 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 10.55% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.93 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 10.44% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.13 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 284.35 Mn | 16.98% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.30 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Canadian Solar | 669.96 Mn | -4.20 Bn | 168.48 Mn | -0.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.08% |
API Access
Canadian Solar Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CSIQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CSIQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();